High Horse Button on Coach Road Harrogate The push button at the top of Coach Road, Harrogate, is out of reach of everyone except horse riders and former England rugby player Martin Johnson. It is emblematic of cycle provision in
Warm Words but Few Clues as to Labour’s Cycling and Walking Policy With a General Election on the cards later this year, and a sense of despair at Mr Sunak’s lack of interest in active travel, what can we expect
Oxfordshire Active Travel Strategy Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has produced an Active Travel Strategy (ATS) to support its Local Transport and Connectivity Plan. There’s lots of good stuff in the ATS, some of which is highlighted here. The Summary describes
Brian Deegan at Active Travel Café 9th January 2024 Brian Deegan, Head of Inspections at Active Travel England (ATE), was the special guest at Active Travel Café on Tuesday 9th January 2024. He gave a talk about ATE’s recent activities
Oxfordshire’s Local Transport and Connectivity Plan With local authorities including York and North Yorkshire preparing new Local Transport Plans (LTPs), it’s useful to look at the work already done by another council which has made a good job of it.
North Yorkshire Local Transport Plan Progress Report 59% of respondents to a Let’s Talk Transport survey were dissatisfied with transport in North Yorkshire. The top reason for dissatisfaction was lack of alternatives to car use. These facts appear in a
North Yorkshire to Waste £10,000 on Unwanted Cycle Signage Review North Yorkshire Council (NYC) intends to waste £10,000 of public money on an unwanted cycle signage review in Harrogate & Knaresborough. The proposed cycle signage review is part of a
Design Options for the Oatlands Area This post follows on from Oatlands Consultation Shows Most Respondents Unhappy and Want Change. That first post reported the results of traffic surveys and a Commonplace consultation. Now I will look at the designs
Oatlands Consultation Shows Most Respondents Unhappy and Want Change The results of the Oatlands consultation held in October/November 2022 show that most respondents are unhappy with the way the area is dominated by motor vehicles, and want change. The consultation
Mind the Carbon Gap Current government transport decarbonisation policy is not enough to achieve the UK’s climate goals. There is a carbon gap between our present policies and the reductions we need to make. That’s according to a new report